Program Overview

Introduction to Transdisciplinary Master-Insert: Shaping Responsible Futures

The Transdisciplinary Master-Insert: Shaping Responsible Futures programme is designed for master's students who wish to learn how to shape desirable futures for others and with others. This programme focuses on developing personal and professional skills to address complex global challenges.

Programme Details

• Language: English-taught
• Duration: 9 months
• Location: Enschede
• Result: Certificate

Programme Pillars

Transdisciplinarity

The programme works with students, teachers, and stakeholders from different disciplinary backgrounds.

Real-World Challenges

The programme is designed around real-world challenges of regional partners.

Personal Development

The programme helps students define, pursue, and achieve their personal learning goals.

Courses

• Creative Intelligence: Learn to create tools and materials to support creative group activities involving people from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. (Quartile 2, 10 EC)
• Responsible Futuring: Learn about connecting global challenges with local actions, histories with futures, and actions with reflection. (Quartile 3, 10 EC)
• Leading Systemic Change: Learn how to holistically manage changes in the design, development, and deployment of complex systems. (Quartile 4, 10 EC)

Features

• Self-Directed Learning: Freedom to pursue personal curiosity
• Novel Educational Approach: Trained in activating workshops
• Learning Community: Part of DesignLab's community
• Engineering, Design, & Social Sciences: Learn to transcend disciplinary boundaries
• Challenge-Based Learning: Work on real-world regional challenges
• Feedback Focused: Receive feedback instead of grades
• Transdisciplinary Front-Runner: Experience a one-of-a-kind education
• Shaping Responsible Futures Certificate: Earn an official certificate

Student Testimonials

• Sefora Tunc: The programme enhanced teamwork skills and helped become a leader in collaborative impact.
• Michael Bui: The Master-Insert taught the importance of working in a transdisciplinary manner to achieve novel and effective solutions.
• Laura Moens: The programme provided deep insight into personality in relation to others and helped clarify personal development goals.
• Niklas Bexten: Experienced what it means to think about problems holistically and merge multiple disciplines into new approaches.

Faculty and University

The programme is part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology at the University of Twente.